5/13/2002 - EXAR Corporation (Nasdaq: EXAR), a leading provider of high-performance, mixed-signal silicon solutions for the worldwide communications infrastructure, today announced the addition of two multi-channel, low power devices designed to support new generation, high density DS3/E3/STS-1 transmission equipment. An extension of the Company's highly successful single-channel transceiver family, now with approximately 200 design wins, the new six & twelve-channel products are ideal for high-density, increasingly complex multi-service access equipment, digital cross connect systems where board space and power dissipation are critical design elements.